O'Shea settles matters

Tipperary 0-11; Clare 0-7; MUNSTER JFC/Semi-final replay: Four points from sharp-shooter Mark O'Shea was enough to send Tipperary…

Tipperary 0-11; Clare 0-7; MUNSTER JFC/Semi-final replay: Four points from sharp-shooter Mark O'Shea was enough to send Tipperary into the Munster junior football final last night when they overcame rivals Clare at Kilmallock.

Tipperary led by a point at half-time, 0-4 to 0-3, having played into a stiff breeze with O'Shea kicking three of the points.

The second half was dominated completely by the Premier County who had early scores from Aidan Fitzgerald, Mark Peters and O'Shea again to send them on the road to a comfortable victory.

Best for Tipperary were Mark O'Shea, Mark Peters, Pa Morrissey, David Byrne and Michael Tarrant, while for Clare James Keane, Gerry Kelly, Noel O'Grady and Pat Foley were best.

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TIPPERARY: P Fitzgerald; P Tobin, A Keating, M Cummins; P Morrissey (0-1), A Lacey, M O'Brien; M Tarrant, M Peters (0-2); C O'Shea, D Gleeson, M Sheehan; E Carey, M O'Shea (0-4), D Byrne (0-2). Subs: A Fitzgerald (0-2) for A Lacey; G Morrison for E Carey.

CLARE: E Clohessy; N Nagle, T Kerin, B Troy; K Clohessy, P Foley, C Nagle; B Frawley, N O'Grady; B Lynch (0-1), P Davern, C Brown; A Kelly, G Kelly (0-2), J Keane (0-3). Subs: PJ Green for Davern; P Hynes (0-1) for Frawley; R Malone for Clohessy; B O'Donnell for Brown.

Referee: M Ryan (Askeaton).